Ayrton Senna – A Tribute to Lifehttp://www.ayrton-senna.net
A Tribute to Life celebrates the life and legacy of three-time world champion . Network of non-profit domains, fully dedicated to Ayrton Senna.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:50:43 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.1Event: Viviane Senna at “Lide” speech on educationhttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/event-viviane-senna-at-lide-speech-on-education/
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:50:43 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14984Thee Business Leadership Group (Lide) in Ceará promotes a speech on education (December 18). The event will be attended by the president of the Ayrton Senna Institute, Viviane Senna, who for more than 23 years has developed works in the area aimed at children and young people from all regions of Brazil.

The lecture is aimed at members and guests of Lide Ceará and is sponsored by Edson Queiroz and Dias Branco groups, as well as support from Pague Menos and 3 Corações groups.

“One of the pillars for thinking about development is education. That is why we invite Viviane Senna to share her experience with us and to point out the points she considers fundamental in this area. Ceará has been receiving significant results in this area, but there is still much to go forward. Therefore, we consider important the debate with Viviane on the subject “, justifies the president of the group, Emília Buarque.

Viviane Senna is a psychologist with a psychotherapist role for adults and children. She is the only Brazilian member of the Adult Friends group of the World’s Children’s Prize, which also includes Queen Silvia of Sweden, Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, among others.

]]>Bruno Senna on the scene of Ayrton’s famous crashhttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/bruno-senna-on-the-scene-of-ayrtons-famous-crash/
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:21:47 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14977After four wins in five races in the 1991 season, Ayrton Senna was in Mexico determined to keep his comfortable lead in the standings. Ayrton had 40 points, while Nelson Piquet trailed behind him with just 16, in which was Senna’s best start to an F1 season ever. On Friday, during the first qualifying session, Ayrton Senna was in for quite a shock, as he later recounted, after ending up on the gravel trap of the Peraltada corner, with his McLaren turned upside-down:

“It was terrifying. I was upside down trapped in the wreckage of my McLaren car. I felt panic just thinking that the gasoline spilling on my back might catch on fire. I was squeezed, unable to move and I was having trouble breathing. Enormous effort was required to remove the steering wheel and seat belts to get out from underneath the car – like getting a rabbit out of its burrow.”

Ayrton Senna tried to catch his breath as he recounted the details of the accident. He relived those moments of tension while giving a detailed account of each maneuver he made before rolling over. Fans were worried not only with the accident in Mexico, but also because Senna had injured himself a few days earlier, in Brazil, when he hit his head after losing control of his jet-ski in Angra dos Reis. In both instances, Senna was seen by F1’s medic, Dr. Sid Watkins, who cleared Senna to race on Sunday.

“I went really fast into the corner, the car hit a roughness on the track surface and, as I was switching from sixth to fifth gear, I had only my left hand on the wheel. I lost control. I went flying, spun out and rolled over.”

On Saturday, the Brazilian secured the third place on the starting grid. His best lap during the qualifying rounds, at 1min17s264, was 0s568 slower than Wiliams’ Riccardo Patrese, who took the pole position. Nigel Mansell would be starting beside his Italian teammate, on the first row. Ayrton would have Ferrari’s Jean Alesi next to him, in fourth place. Frank William’s team was already making great strides that year – in 1992, they’d be unbeatable.

On Sunday, the race was off to a very messy start. Drivers had to take three warm-up laps. Only when they were lined up on the grid for the third time, the race’s authorities decided to give them the green flag. Frenchman Jean Alesi had the best start. The Ferrari driver went from fourth to second place right after the first corner, while Senna held on to his position and Nigel Mansell kept the lead. Patrese didn’t fare so well and fell down to fourth place.

At the end of the third lap, the first with a green flag, Ayrton was all over Alesi. He drafted behind him on Peraltada’s exit and overtook him midway through the straight. The Frenchman tried to take the position back, but Senna cut him off with a beautiful maneuver. On the following lap, Patrese took a page from Senna’s book to overtake the Ferrari. Gaining momentum on the straight, he overtook Alesi from the inside and secured the third place. At the end of lap five, Gerhrd Berger, Senna’s teammate who had started the race in fifth place, saw his Honda engine blow up on the main straight.

Thanks to the yellow flags waved in that section, Senna could breathe a little easier and hold Patrese back for a few more laps, which was proving almost impossible, given the Williams’ superiority. On lap 10, Patrese finally overtook Senna and, one lap later, was already putting pressure on Mansell. He was doing better than the Britton in the early stages of the race. The “Lion” was finally passed on lap 14. At the end of the long straight, Patrese braked a little later. Mansell burned a lot of rubber, but the Italian took the inside lane and came out on top after two corners side-by-side with his teammate.

While the Italian took the lead, Alesi managed to overtake Senna and, right after that, spin out on his own ad fall to sixth place with his Ferrari. Realizing he couldn’t match Williams’ firepower, Senna started sparing his tires to make sure he would at least be on the podium. Nelson Piquet, in fourth place with his Benetton, had to change tires and wasn’t able to score. Alain Prost was never among the first six drivers throughout the race. In a disastrous weekend, the Frenchman started in 7th place and was forced to retire in the 16th lap, due to an alternator problem in his Ferrari.

On lap 33, Mansell’s tires began wearing out and Senna got closer. The Brazilian tried to overtake, but decided to avoid a possible collision. With his eyes on the title, Senna knew that a third-place finish was good enough after such a tough weekend. After 45 laps, Mansell decided to go after Patrese, who was 25 seconds ahead of him and had an all but assured victory. The “Lion” started taking faster and faster laps, closing the gap between him and the Italian. On lap 61, the Britton posted the race’s quickest lap: 1min16s788 – faster than his own time in the qualifying sessions, 1 min16s978.

The British driver was able to reach Patrese in the 67th and final lap, but it was too little, too late, and the Italian beat him for 1s336. Senna finished in third and had trouble getting out of his McLaren’s cockpit. Andrea De Cesaris (Jordan) in fourth, Brazilian Roberto Moreno (Benetton) in fifth and Èric Bernard (Lola) in sixth also scored points.

Now, Senna had 44 points overall, keeping the tournament’s lead 24 points ahead of Riccardo Patrese, in second place. Piquet fell to third place, still with 16 points, and Mansell jumped to fourth, with 13.

]]>Honda NSX Supercar-Tribute to Ayrton Sennahttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/honda-nsx-supercar-tribute-to-ayrton-senna/
Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:36:41 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14971In February 1989, right around the same time the demonstration car was dropping jaws with its svelte, mid-engined looks, a gaggle of Honda engineers were waiting with polite expectation to hear a positive verdict on one of the company’s most ambitious projects ever.

It was called the New Sportscar eXperimental, and the engineers were confident that they wouldn’t fail to impress the newly-minted Formula 1 champion driving their creation. The team had just completed an entire month at the Suzuka Circuit and considered their all-aluminum machine to be as forged and honed as a katana.

They were about to be disappointed.

“I’m not sure I can really give you appropriate advice on a mass-production car,” Ayrton Senna said, trying to temper his criticism with kindness, “but I feel it’s a little fragile.” With the first press drives scheduled for that summer, the Honda team was shocked. They’d just been told their car was good, but not good enough.

Senna was in Japan testing his Honda-powered McLaren in February 1989, so his test of the NSX was almost a spur-of-the-moment event. Later, as the Honda R&D department regrouped at one of the first dedicated Japanese testing facilities at the Nürburgring, he would be invited back to help fine-tune the suspension. Honda engineers managed to increase the chassis stiffness of the NSX by 50 percent after Senna’s comments, and his further input helped create an even more balanced machine.

]]>Senna and Lotterer qualified 3rd for Sunday’s 6 hour racehttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/senna-and-lotterer-qualified-3rd-for-sundays-6-hour-race/
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 15:17:21 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14965While Toyota locked out the front row of the grid in China, the 0.287-second difference between the factory hybrid LMP1s and the non-hybrids was the closest seen this season. Bruno Senna and Andre Lotterer qualified third for Sunday’s six-hour race and almost split the Toyotas when Lotterer went back out and improved on an extra set of tires.

“It gives us so much more motivation,” Senna told Sportscar365.

“If you’re racing for nothing because you know you have no chance of winning, you’re not quite as aggressive. But now everybody is pushing so hard to get everything out of the car, and ourselves too.

“It’s like we have a little carrot hanging in front of our faces so we just push. For them [Toyota] it’s more fun as well because they have more people to race than each other. So hopefully it continues that way.”

Senna admitted it’s “hard to tell” if the narrow qualifying margin will continue into tomorrow’s race, but is optimistic of a more threatening non-hybrid pack.

“Hopefully the gap is smaller than it’s been,” he said. “Last race it was about a second [per lap]. If we can be within half a second or four-tenths off the Toyota on average pace, then maybe we can have a race tomorrow.

“This morning [in Free Practice 3] we didn’t know what people were doing because it doesn’t matter to do a race sim on slick tires, because you’re not going to learn anything for tomorrow. I’m curious to see. I think the track conditions also helped [in qualifying]. It felt very good and Andre did a fantastic job when we put on the second set of new tires.”

Bruno Senna added that the Equivalence of Technology change for Shanghai has drastically reduced the need for non-hybrid drivers to lift and coast in order to keep within their fuel per lap targets. The adjustment, which was issued after Toyota dominated the Six Hours of Fuji, gave the privateers more fuel energy to deploy per lap and more petrol per stint.

“We have to do a tiny bit of lift and coast, but it’s literally straight of the throttle and on the brakes,” explained Senna.

“So you have to do a tiny bit because you’re close on the fuel. But that’s how it should be for us. They have the advantage of having twice the power of us, so at least we can use our fuel which helps.”

He added that the situation in China is much better than at the 6 Hours of Fuji, where Rebellion was faced with multiple compromises.

“At Fuji, they didn’t let us have full power on the laps, so we had to do big lifts and that accounted for a lot, but here everything is more of a level playing field and we’re starting to find the window of the car,” said the 2017 LMP2 champion.

“Also, we lost a lot of power from the altitude [with a naturally-aspirated Gibson engine] but Toyota and SMP didn’t. So we lost more than 30 horsepower from that, which is six-tenths of a second. We were closer than before in Fuji, but these things put us down.

“Here, everything is more of a level playing field and we’re starting to find the window of the car.”

sportscar365.com

]]>Mclaren Supercar in South Africahttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/mclaren-supercar-in-south-africa/
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:42:12 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14959Last December, McLaren unveiled its most track-oriented, road-legal car yet. It was brought to SA recently and I was on hand to see the reveal of the first two models in the country.

It’s a very busy-looking design and there are a lot of features that will draw the eye. Like the wing, it weighs a smidge over five kilograms but plays a massive role in creating 800kg of downforce (at 250km/h). It’s a numbers war with the Senna and it only just starts there. A select group of media folks were invited to the new-and-upcoming Daytona showroom in Melrose Arch today to arouse their senses through sight, touch, smell and sound of the new Senna. Pity, only taste was left out – and by taste, I’m referring to a drive in the Senna – how insane would that be!

From the limited number of 500 Sennas that McLaren is producing, eight are coming to South Africa and are already all sold – including the two preview models. These ‘preview’ models were marked as number 111 and 123 of the 500. Interestingly, all Senna’s were already sold even before its global launch. The Senna, named after legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, is the latest chapter in McLaren’s ‘Ultimate Series’ line-up and replaces the P1 as the automaker’s flagship model. Beneath all the complicated panel-work sits an M840TR 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that puts out 588kW and 800Nm. It is the same engine found in the 720S but has been tuned to put out an additional 59kW of power and 30Nm more torque. It’s also 86kW less than the hybrid P1. Furthermore, it’s lighter than the 720S and weighs in at only 1198kg.

It will rocket from 0-100km/h in about 2.8-seconds, it will hit 200km/h in 6.8 seconds, and 300km/h in about 17.5-18.8 seconds. The Senna’s top speed is limited to 340km/h. Despite having less power than P1, the Senna is quicker in every measure, with an exemption to being slower in the 0–300km/h test due to all of the air-slicing aerodynamics. However, McLaren has said that the Senna wasn’t designed with top speed in mind, which is clear from the size of the rear wing and the number of scoops and slices in the bodywork. Which is also why 800kg of downforce is possible.

As can be expected, the Senna has incredible braking power needing only 100 metres to come to a standstill from 200km/h. All these figures translate to a next-gen hypercar battle, where we will find the Mercedes-AMG Project One, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, and maybe even the Tesla Roadster. The front fenders are a quite a sizeable unit but this is because the hypercar’s nose is so long and pointed. Would you believe that it doesn’t even weigh 1kg? That’s right, the fender weighs a mere 660 grams (0,66kg) whereas a front fender on the 720S weighs 2.2kg. No one would even know that the carbon fibre used to construct them is only a millimetre thick. The trio of exhaust outlets on the rear are made from iconel and titanium, and rest assured, they sound as magnificent as they look.

The Senna’s looks has gone under some major scrutiny, as its predecessor has been considered to be one of the most attractive cars in the segment. In this era of everything having to “look a certain way”, I guess that’s what happens with things, people and cars that have a huge wave of hype attached to it. I’m certain the people who can afford it are very satisfied with their purchase as it’s a no-compromise car made for lap times and little else.

Surprising to see, ok wait, what isn’t surprising about this piece of automotive art, but it’s interior has an extremely minimalistic layout. That’s because it has a track orientation, but despite that, you will still find the modern-day creature comforts such as an infotainment system, a rear view camera, and a foldable driver display like the 720S has.

Next to driver, are three stacked buttons meant to control the hazards, traction control and launch control. The launch control button has a raised ring around it, subtly highlighting it’s power. It reminds me of those big red buttons in a glass box you see in the movies that says “Do Not Push” – and all you want to do is… Push the Button. All seats have also been tailored for their owners. The other six Sennas will arrive later on, with 3 more coming through this year and the rest within the course of the next year. If you’re curious about the price, it sold in the regions of R20 million and upwards depending on the amount of MSO spec its owner ordered.

Daytona Group CEO Justin Divaris showed us around the new showroom, currently still a construction site, that will soon become the new home of McLaren, Aston Martin, Pagani and Rolls-Royce in Melrose Arch. These brands are currently housed in a building in Sandton since 2005. The new “candy store for supercars”, as Divaris calls it, will offer many facilities that its vehicle owners can make use of, such as a customer lounge, boardroom hire and free Wi-Fi amongst other things. The “purpose-built facility in a R2bn building” boasts a one-of-a-kind showroom that will share an address with the first Marriott hotel in SA.

For the public, Divaris extends an open invitation to anyone who would like to dine at the restaurant based in the showroom with menu’s and food co-ordinated with the Jamie’s Italian restaurant also in Melrose Arch.

New and pre-owned cars of each brand will have its space on the floor along with a merchandising area. While the showroom has an open floorplan to all the brands, each automaker has appointed its own international designers and suppliers to craft their space according to their respective corporate identity. The new Daytona showroom is set to open by the end of January 2019.

autotrader.co.za

]]>F1 Memories: Adelaide 1993http://www.ayrton-senna.net/f1-memories-adelaide-1993/
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:20:58 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14953Lapsing into delusions of grandeur is a condition suffered by most F1 icons. As an example to younger, developing enthusiasts, contemporary drivers boast a life of excessive one-upmanship and entitlement. To a degree, this has been the case since conception, but in recent years bling-infused politics and buck-passing has driven loyal attendees away. I know this, as my enthusiasm for the sport appears to be a casualty of such idealism.

As such, personal dedication to all things F1 rarely stretches beyond skim reading the headlines, but today ­ – November 7, 2018 – marks an event deserving of recognition rarely mentioned by those delving into the life of Formula One’s greatest driver – Ayrton Senna. A devout Formula 1 driver, Senna showcased extreme compassion both on-track and in the public eye. It’s well documented that Senna risked death, running across the track to aid Èrik Comas after a monumental accident at Blanchimont during the Belgian GP in 1992, or that Senna gifted millions of dollars to aid under-privileged children in his home nation of Brazil. But elsewhere on the planet, he was known best of all for his enduring talent, used to great effect in securing what would be his last ever Grand Prix win – the 1993 Australian GP at Adelaide.

Little under quarter of a century ago today, Senna took to the podium to claim his 41st Grand Prix victory. He had won three world championships, but this was to be the last occasion where Senna claimed all-out victory in F1. As the grid lined up for the off, Senna was surprisingly the man to beat. He had achieved the seemingly impossible on Saturday by usurping the dominant, title-winning Williams pair of Alain Prost and Damon Hill, who had scored every pole between them that year. It was act one of a two-act surprise.

After two aborted starts and action was underway, the Brazilian waged battle with Prost, tanking down to the first corner and subsequently dominating the race. Not that Senna made it easy for himself. According to local journalists Bob Jennings and Stuart Innes, Senna hadn’t planned a race strategy beforehand, with only one pit stop for fresh tyres in the minds of most teams. Not that the first stop was planned…

After a misunderstood radio communication, Senna believed that Prost had stopped for fresh rubber and, if that was the case, he would have to stop too. He peeled off into the pits after 23 laps but had likely clocked the wrong Williams – it was Hill which had stopped one lap before. Upon realising what had happened, his steely-calm racing nature shone through.

However, he was in the clear. Due to the hot weather and hefty fuel loads, most drivers made two stops for tyres, performance lost early due to the track conditions. Prost made his first tyre stop on lap 28, taking two seconds longer for his tyre swap. Senna had to carefully manage his lead with Prost hot on his heels, though Hill’s earlier stop at least lightened the burden. As the race wore on, Prost and Senna became locked in a tit-for-tat lap time battle. Senna wheeled in for a second tyre change after 55 laps, as Prost slowly but steadily reclaimed some time in the superior Williams.

Only nine laps from the chequered flag, Hill had been ‘suckered into a spin’ by Prost on the Brabham Straight, but Senna wouldn’t be so easily duped by his long-standing arch-rival. In the closing laps of the race, Senna smashed in a new lap record on tour number 64; 1m15.381s, at an average of 180.523km/h (112mph). With complete control and steadfast fortitude, Senna claimed victory making it look oh-so-easy.

When asked how he felt the Australian race had compared to previous Grans Prix events down under, Senna claimed: ‘It’s been the best one’.

‘…with rain, with the dry, very hot, not so hot…the best result and the best victory, by far.’

After a year of Williams whitewash, Senna had taken the unfancied McLaren to one last victory, before packing his bags for the very same team which had dominated F1 for the previous two years.

Some F1 drivers are outrageous, spectacular and downright incredible on occasion. Senna was all of the above – each and every time he graced the racetrack. He wasn’t just the greatest talent of his generation; he was the greatest talent. End of. Full stop. His final Grand Prix just goes to show his indefatigable ability. If only Adelaide hadn’t been his last.

autoclassics.com

]]>Outstanding tribute to Brazilian Championhttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/outstanding-tribute-to-brazilian-champion/
Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:13:57 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14944I’m a big fan of Formula 1 and I’ve been that so far back in time as I can remember. I’m too young to have experienced Sweden’s popular racing driver Ronnie Peterson’s era (I am Swedish) and when he tragically died during the start of Monza Grand Prix in 1978. However, I remember so far back in time, although I was still quite young, that I can remember Ayrton’s sudden participation of Monaco Grand Prix in 1984. I followed Ayrton’s entire career and I share the opinion with so many others by find Ayrton to be the very best racing driver (by far) through all times.

I honor Ayrton through my neck tattoo, but not primarily for his amazing driver achievements, I honor Ayrton primarily as a person. I have Ayrton as a role model for his way to stand up for the truth at all costs, refuse to participate in the political game and corruption. Nowadays, it is hard to find truthful individuals with integrity that cannot be “bought” with money.

A person who never retreat, despite constantly being discouraged by the “decision makers” within the sport, constantly being exposed for lies spread through the media, media which of course also ruled by the heads of the sport, are with an understatement described as enormously strongly.

To maintain these outstanding values all the way into the death is indescribably brave and admirable. Using my neck to honor Ayrton Senna through a tattoo is the least I can do. A world containing more people like Ayrton would look very different, of course in a positive way.

It’s a bit embarrassing to admit that I have still not visited Ayrton’s grave in Morumbi Cemetery in São Paulo, but I will do so in april 2019.

Andreas Holgersson

Thank you Andreas for sharing your story and pictures with us and fans all over the world, this is truly amazing tribute.

]]>Expo EDUTEC 2018http://www.ayrton-senna.net/expo-edutec-2018/
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:59:52 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14929The Ayrton Senna Institute, in partnership with Microsoft Brazil, held the 3rd edition of Expo EDUTEC, in São Paulo. Educators, representatives of technology companies, researchers and exhibitors gathered to discuss technological trends associated with education and reflect on how these can be effective tools for student learning. The participants were able to follow four round tables, five workshops and two lectures on the subject. They also had the opportunity to interact with innovations exposed by Brazilian startups that develop technologies focused on teaching and learning.

The event began with “The role of technology in education in 2030”, inspired by the fourth Sustainable Development Objective established by the United Nations (UN) to be achieved by 2030: “to ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education , and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Mozart Neves Ramos, director of Articulation and Innovation at the Ayrton Senna Institute, recalled the influence of education on the economic productivity of nations. According to him, thinking about education for the country’s development implies considering the transformations of the world and the labor market. “We are in great need of human qualities that go beyond cognitive qualities. We need an education with meaning that can fully develop people, ” he said.

The outlook was complemented by Christine Berlinck, director of Human Resources at IBM Brazil. According to her, today, the great organizations of the world require that their professionals present competences like creativity, collaboration and empathy. “The professional needs to be curious, to be protagonist, to be facing the unknown all the time,”

Technologies of the future, now

During the “Digital Culture and new experiences of learning with technology” desk, Regina Gavassa, coordinator of Educational Informatics of the Municipal Department of Education of São Paulo, explained the implementation of LED project (Digital Education Laboratory) in Unified Educational Centers CEUs) Pêra Quince, Spell of Vila and Capão Redondo.

The proposal foresees the transformation of the former computer labs. Before, they were rooms with tables and computers; today are environments with drills, 3D printer, laser cutter and sewing machine – places to build and realize ideas. “These new spaces ensure the use of technology in a collaborative, creative, flexible and project-oriented way to solve problems. The computers are still there in one corner of the room, but now they are used when needed at the right time “.

Among the experiences of private schools, the project to digitize Bandeirantes College in the city of São Paulo was highlighted. There, students have on average 200 minutes of classes governed by STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) methodologies that combine concepts of science, technology, mathematics and art. Cell phones are allowed in any school environment and are aided by high-speed broadband.

The college also guarantees support to the faculty: there are four professionals dedicated to training teachers and a support service that provides a quick solution to any technical problem during class. “In order to bring the world into the school, the teacher needs to know that he is vulnerable and not be afraid to scold or make mistakes. We need to be prepared to get right and wrong during the process, “said Emerson Pereira, director of Educational Technology at the institution.

Motivated and Engaged Students

During the panel discussion, “How can technologies of the future impact the education of the present?” the audience can learn strategies from teaching networks and teachers who care about ensuring and maintaining students engagement and interest during the learning process.

José Motta, a high school teacher in Curitiba / PR, and Head of EdTech of the startup Beenoculus, a reference in virtual reality shared with the participants his experience of more than 20 years in teaching. “I was a very traditional teacher. One day, as I entered the classroom, I came across students who did not want anything at all. I looked at my students and I was sure they wanted to be somewhere else except in my class. I began to question my practice and realized that I needed to go back to school, ” he said.

After several courses inside and outside of Brazil, Motta specialized in active methodologies. “Throw the content into your student’s hand, let him rearrange it, and thus build your knowledge. The teacher needs to get the students to put their hands in the dough, ” he said during his enthusiastic speech.

In Recife / PE, the Secretary of Education decided to “bring to the young people what they were interested in so that they could engage in their learning” explained Alexandre Ribeiro, secretary of Education of the municipality. Among the initiatives are the “Robotics in School” project, implemented less than five years ago in 36 elementary schools, and the development of educational games to be used in the classroom, in partnership with startups from the Digital Port of Recife.

According to Ribeiro, the first results have already appeared: in addition to prominent positions in the Brazilian Olympics of Digital Games and Robotics, in 2017, Recife increased its score in the Basic Education Development Index (Ideb) of Fundamental II. In the same year, the students of the municipal network had a record approval in the technical schools and in the Federal Institute of Pernambuco (IFPE). “We will continue to bet on this and we want to start early, early in childhood,” said the secretary.

During the last roundtable, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 21st Century Skills Development,” Luis Junqueira, co-founder of Letrus, an online platform dedicated to literacy, gave concrete examples of the current use of applied artificial intelligence teaching and learning. “You can use it to recognize writing patterns more efficiently, so that it can complement the work of a teacher who is making writing corrections, for example.” He also highlighted the possibility of using AI along with public education policies related to external evaluations. “This technology allows us to track the student’s writing pattern and then we can use that data strategically.”

In closing, Emílio Munaro, Director of Global Development at the Ayrton Senna Institute, summarized the climate of the event with the words “collaboration” and “sharing” and spoke about the need for young people to develop capacities such as “tolerance and empathy, new phase of the country “. Finally, he recalled the centrality of students and teachers in the process of improving education. “Definitely, learning must be done with meaning. That which has no meaning does not engage the students. […] And no transformation will happen in education unless it is in the hands of teachers. ”

institutoayrtonsenna.org.br

]]>Review: Tag Heuer Carrera 2018http://www.ayrton-senna.net/review-tag-heuer-carrera-2018/
Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:51:46 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14920When it comes to TAG Heuer ambassadors, no one can hold a candle to Formula 1’s triple World Champion Ayrton Senna. Yes, Steve McQueen may well have greater name recognition and push, but McQueen is a link back to the old days of Heuer. Senna was a 1990s TAG Heuer man, wearing the S/el and 6000 series during his days with the McLaren team, no doubt influenced by the fact that his boss Ron Dennis sat on the board of TAG Heuer.

There are two acts in the story of Ayrton Senna-branded TAG Heuers: the first from 1994-2004 and then the second starting in 2015 when TAG Heuer reacquired the rights to licence the Senna name, taking over from LVMH stablemate Hublot. And within this second act we now have the fourth chapter: the 2018 TAG Heuer Carrera Ayrton Senna collection, follows special editions released in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The latest Senna watches consist of three Carrera Chronographs, two powered by the Heuer 02 movement and the third by the tourbillon version of that same movement, known as the Heuer 02T.

Carrera Heuer 02 Senna- CBG2013

The watch in the new range is an evolution of the 2017 Edition (CAR2A1L), which combined the centre case of the Carrera Heuer 01 series with lugs reminiscent of the Grand Carrera case.

Grand Carrera? Yes, that was the case used for the 2015 Carrera Senna chronograph, the first time that we saw a new Senna edition for 11 years. These two watches are the first time that TAG Heuer has offered an alternative lug design on the modular Carrera case and show how the look of the watch can be transformed simply by changing a small number of modular elements. But while the new Senna is based on the 2017 45mm watch, the 2018 model is pared back to 43mm and this time uses a standard brushed/ polished stainless steel case, rather than the blackened titanium carbide-coated 2017 watch.

The other distinct aspect of this model is the “Legend” bracelet and end-pieces, borrowed from the former TAG Heuer link series, and drawing a connection between this watch and the S/el and Link Senna watches of the 1990s and early 2000s.

In addition to the smaller case, the 2018 Edition features the newer Calibre Heuer 02 rather than the Heuer 01. The visual difference between these two movements is that the Heuer 01 offers a 12-6-3 register layout, while the Heuer 02 has the more traditional 3-6-9 as seen here.

The “Senna S” is featured on the 9 o’clock register and on the ceramic bezel, with the watch using Heuer/ TAG Heuer’s traditional racing battle colours of red and black. The “dial” itself is a semi-skeleton plate, using the design that TAG Heuer refer to as the “Drive Timer” dial, which uses the a double-digit 5-minute scale, a look we first saw on the Carrera 360. We prefer this semi-skeleton dial to the skeleton dial offered on the standard Heuer 01 Carrera range, but while these offer a technical look, nothing beats the legibility of a traditional closed dial.

Turning to the back of the watch, we again have the Senna name and “S” printed on the sapphire case back along with an oversized TAG Heuer logo. The colour scheme nicely matches the black and red rotor/ text on the Heuer 02 movement, TAG Heuer’s latest in-house calibre that is slowly be rolled out across the Carrera range.

The Link bracelet may be one of those designs that you either love or hate, but even its detractors won’t argue with how comfortable it is compared to other bracelets. The links have a “Double S” design (nothing to do with Mr. Senna” allowing the links to fall nicely on the wrist.

Carrera Heuer 02 Senna- CBG2014

The second watch in the 2018 Senna series is another 43mm modular Carrera, again with the Heuer 02 movement. While the CBG2014 may look different to the CBG2013, there are only limited differences between the two watches. The second Senna Carrera for 2018 uses the more familiar Carrera Heuer 01 case, this time in a 43mm case. But look a little closer and you’ll see that only the lugs are different to CBG2013- the regular angular lugs are back in place of the other model’s softer curves.

And with these different lugs comes the titanium-carbide end pieces. These may be minor changes, but it does give the watch quite a different look. The other difference is the strap, with a rubber black and red strap in place of the Legend bracelet. The red pattern on the strap is designed to emulate the look of the Legend bracelet. If the dial here looks familiar, it’s because it is the same Drive Timer plate as used on CBG2013 and the same set of hands. Think of these two models as using the same core, with only the lugs and straps changing.

The two Heuer 02 Chronographs may share the majority of their parts, but they do look and feel quite different. Which looks better is purely subjective, but we did find the bracelet to be slightly more comfortable. Probably the rubber straps veers towards the sporty side, while the bracelet dresses the up the watch.

Carrera Heuer 02T Tourbillon Senna- CAR5A91

Sitting at the top of the 2018 range is this toubillon model- the 45mm Carrera Heuer 02T, the Senna version using a ceramic case. The watch gets the “full black” treatment, with minimal red highlights for the Senna S and text on the bezel and the 9 o’clock register.

As with all Heuer 02T models, the Senna Tourbillon uses traditional hour markers, with the 6 o’clock register losing the sweeping seconds hand, but gaining a wonderful Tourbillon regulator.

The finishing touch is the beautiful black leather strap (mounted on a soft-touch rubber base). The Senna Heuer 02T is perhaps our favourite edition of the Carrera Tourbillon yet, with perfect colour combination and of course, the uniqueness of a COSC-rated Chronograph movement regulated with a tourbillon.

The 2018 TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 02 Ayrton Senna watches are available now both online and in stores, although the tourbillon model is only available in stores. Pricing for the 2018:

While we don’t have pricing confirmed for the CBG2014 chronograph, we expect it to come in a little under CBG2013 thanks to the use of a rubber strap rather than stainless steel bracelet.

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]]>Cooperation with the Ayrton Senna Institute is renewedhttp://www.ayrton-senna.net/cooperation-with-the-ayrton-senna-institute-is-renewed/
Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:51:56 +0000http://www.ayrton-senna.net/?p=14916The mayor of Maceió, Rui Soares Palmeira, and the municipal secretary of Education, Ana Dayse Dorea, signed on Monday (29), in São Paulo, the renewal of the term of technical cooperation between the Ayrton Senna Institute and the City Hall of Maceió. The event was attended by Viviane Senna in the name of Ayrton Senna Institute.

The Connect and Accelerate Programs have been running on the Municipal Network for three years and are aimed at correcting age / grade distortion by reducing school failure and dropout. Ana Dayse explains that the programs support the Municipality with the proposal of literacy and improve the performance of students who are older for the series studied.

“Correcting means that investing in child or teenager, they return to attend the series at the normal age for the series scheduled for age. The Network has achieved this with the support of the Ayrton Senna Institute, which has been an excellent partner, “said Ana Dayse.

According to the secretary, the good results of the Basic Education Development Index (Ideb) further reinforce the bonds with the partners. “We have been able to improve our indicators and partnerships have been key. We will be with the entire board of the Aryton Senna Institute to sign the new term of cooperation for another year here in Maceió “, he stressed

Ayrton Senna Institute

The Ayrton Senna Institute has existed for more than 20 years. Currently, it is present in 17 states and more than 660 municipalities.

Program Turns On And Accelerates

The purpose of the programs is to focus on non-literate students in the age-grade gap situation enrolled from grade 3 to grade 5. The League aims to promote the full literacy of these students in an integrated way to their development. Already the Accelerate allows the student to catch up and move on.